Meet DJ Dysquo, a club DJ active in the Miami scene. 1. How and when did you get started as a DJ? What types of events do you do? I have always been interested in music and DJing. I used to break dance for about 10 years, I did music production for about six, then […]
by Max Morgan, CHAUVET ®Technical Manager Technical equipment can malfunction. There, I said it, but unfortunately it’s just the way it goes. What’s even more unfortunate? When the malfunction happens at the most inopportune time, like when you’re in the middle of a gig and you can’t do much about it. Read on to recognize […]
Today is the first day of The NAMM Show and CHAUVET® DJ announced the release of nearly 20 new products. Through January 22, contagious products will INfect attendees including the new PiX series of pixel mapping fixtures, as well as new additions to the Intimidator family of scanners and moving heads and the Scorpion family of […]
Arc Thames of Santa Rosa Sound and Lighting Production sent us this photo from a wedding at FIrst Pentecostal Church in Pensacola, Fla. The setup included eight COLORdash Batten wash lights and two 4BAR Tri effect lights. He also used a Gobo Zoom LED to project the gobo featuring the newlywed’s names.
Don Audio shared this photo that was taken at Painter’s Restaurant in New York. The Forensics (4NZX), an electronica band, gave a special performance as laser beams from a Scorpion Storm FX filled the venue.
Team CHAUVET® ventured to Bayside Marketplace in downtown Miami to shoot video for our “On the Road” series. Our destination — the swanky and sexy Mediterranean-style restaurant and lounge, Off the Hookah. Upon arrival, we met Lighting Director Walter Aleman who installed and programmed more than 190 CHAUVET® fixtures throughout the venue to create […]
By John Dominguez, assistant service manager for CHAUVET® DJ I thought to begin this new series with one of the most fundamental tips when working with a fixture: the user manual. It really is one of the best ways to understand how your light operates. Second to that, online sources like blogs and forums can […]
by John Dominguez, assistant service manager for CHAUVET® DJ If you could be a fly on the wall anywhere in CHAUVET® DJ, we bet the Customer Service Department would top the list. All that knowledge and troubleshooting tips corralled in one place, it must be a goldmine! We thought as much and have created this […]
Last summer we gave you 3,000 reasons to like us — now we’re giving you 4,000 more! CHAUVET® DJ is giving away $4K in gear just for “liking” us on Facebook. The grand prize winner will receive $2,000 in CHAUVET® DJ gear PLUS and iPad loaded with ShowXpress. You can even win an iPAD loaded […]
Congratulations to our January/February Facebook Fan of the Month, Enrique Salazar. Salazar, aka DJ Kozz, is originally from Cuernavaca Morelos, Mexico. His uncles introduced him to the DJ scene at a very early age and he began DJing in 1986. Salazar owns Kozz Deim Enterprises, a consulting technology firm for the entertainment industry, and is […]
Charles Gardella, aka DJ Borracho, is a versatile DJ in Montebello, Calif. who DJs everything in English and Spanish. He owns his own DJ business, has 17 years of experience and knows how to get party goers on their feet and keep them moving to the music. 1. How and when did you get started […]
by Allan Reiss, CHAUVET® DJ product manager If you are unfamiliar with the DMX protocol, controlling fixtures with it can seem intimidating and complicated. Before you can start programming DMX-capable fixtures, you need to understand what DMX is, how it works and what you can do with it. Once you understand the basics, you will […]